[ct-user] CT, or not CT? That is the question!

[Warren Walsh]

You might want to try NA.  It is almost exactly like CT, and there is NO 
learning curve!  The latest version is 10.18, and the author is 
supporting the product. 

Warren - K2BM

On Mon, 23 Jun 1997, John Lash wrote:

> I don't have a crystal ball, but I'd be willing to bet that N6TR sees a
> fairly healthy increase in new customers over the next couple of months.  I
> won't be the first defector, but I'm going to be the next.  
> 
> The importance of support for a product and its users cannot be overstated.
>  Especially when it is such a mission critical application as this one.
> Let's face it, we have grown so dependent on this software, scores would be
> trememdously harmed if it didn't work consistently and predictably for the
> duration of the contest.
> 
> I was totally blown away by CT the first time I saw it, and have continued
> to be blown away by its incredible features and functionality, ease of use,
> intuitiveness, speed, and appearance with each new release.  I have really
> been hoping that some other ace programmer would come along and take over
> the rights to this software and make it his own, continuing to make it work
> as well as it always did, and maybe even add more new features (if there
> are any left that it doesn't already have!).  But I don't see that
> happening, nor do I get a sense of a positive future for this package. 
> 
> The comments I have been reading here lately have been scaring me.  So even
> though there are four months until the next big contest, I understand the
> left coast package has a bit of a learning curve, and so I had better get
> started now to give myself time to reprogram my fingers.  Alas, in sleep
> deprivation mode, it's the memory of the fingers that runs the software,
> not the memory of the brain!
> 
> I will stay tuned here, secretly hoping for some good news just in case...
> 
> 73 and a happy Summer to all (except those in the southern hemisphere),
> 
> John Lash
> WA2GO
> 


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